Pocketed cushion



atent Patented Aug. 16,- 1960 2,949,157 POCKETED CUSHlON Bernard Barhuto, 9102 Colonial Road, Brooklyn 9, N.Y.

Filed Apr. 23, 1958, Ser. No. 731,229

2 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to seat and other cushions for varied uses. More particularly, the invention deals with a device of this type and kind incorporating a built-in pocket, whereby the device may be folded upon itself and re-folded to form a compartively compact body insertable into a built-in pocket by reversing one of the Walls of the pocket, so as to produce a relatively small and compact package capable of being carried about in a jacket, trouser or coat pocket, or in a handbag to be available for use as and when desired.

Still more particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character described, wherein the folded portions of the device are retained in the built-in pocket under a degree of compression to thereby minimize the size and overall dimensions of the folded or collapsed device and, still further, wherein predetermined facings of the cushion can be made of moisture repellent materials in adapting the device to specific uses.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. l is a face view of the open side of the built-in pocket, diagrammatically illustrating the folded portions of the cushion arranged in the pocket under compression.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic side view of the structure as seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an extended view of the cushion, with part of the construction broken away and indicating in dotted lines the first folds, preparatory to folding the cushion for admission into the built-in pocket.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, the section being taken through the builtin pocket of the cushion; and

Fig. 5 is an edge view showing the completion of the folds of the cushion, preparatory to disposing the same within the pocket by reverse positioning of one Wall of the pocket, as diagrammatically illustrated in dot-dash lines in said figure.

With seat cushions, pads or the like, as conventionally used, the devices have been impractical for transportation to be handy for use as and when required. For example, sportsmen, such as fishermen, hunters and the like, quite often could make use of a practical cushioned seat to enable them to sit down comfortably on the ground, a log or a stone, having, in addition to the practicability of the cushion, a protection against the moisture which may prevail.

Further, devices of the type and kind under consideration can be very practically used by people attending sports events of any type or kind held at stadiums to have a practical seat to sit upon, rather than the hard benches or seats which are usually provided and also to have a device for protection against cold or Wet seats.

To fulfill these many wants, I have provideda pad or cushion which, in its preferred form, will be made of two difi erent facing materials, one having moistureproof character'istics', wherein the cushion is cross-stitched to divide the same into a plurality of quilted sections foldable upon the stitch lines to bring the entire cushion into a compact mass positioned upon one wall of a built-in po'cket portion on the pad and, then, disposed within the pocket by reversing one of the walls of the pocket, resulting in reducing the entire pad, or cushion, into a comparatively small relatively thin, compact mass suitable for carrying in any pocket of a garment or in a pocketbook or handbag.

In illustrating one adaptation and use of my invention, I provide a pad or cushion 10, shown in extended position in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The body portion of the cushion is formed from two similar cut cushion sections or elements 11 of a foam-type of rubber or'syntheti'c rubber, preferably having a multiplicity of air cells therein to provide for compacting of the material. The elements 11 have covering or facing sheets 12 and 13 which, in some instances, can be composed of the same types and kinds of materials. However, it is preferred that the facing 13 be composed of a moisture repellent material and would be positioned downwardly in arrangement of the cushion upon any surface to protect the user of the cushion against coming into direct contact with the moisture of the surface.

The peripheral edgesof the elements 11 and facings 12 and 13 are suitably bound, as indicated at 14, the binding being secured in position in any desired manner and, while stitchings are indicated at 14 in Figs. 4 and 5, these have been omitted in Figs. 2 and 3 to simplify the illustration, it being understood that suitable adhesives can be used to accomplish the same result.

Prior to securing the bindings in position, a folded pocket forming sheet 15 is disposed between adjacent surfaces of the elements 11 at a predetermined section of the cushion and it is preferred that this sheet 15 be composed of material similar to the facing 13, so that, when the article is reduced to the small pack, noted in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the same types of material will be exposed externally and at the opening of the pocket. The inclusion of the sheet 15 will necessitate the use of a double bound edge 14, as clearly noted in Fig. 4 of the drawing, this extending between the vertical lines of stitchings 16 and '17, as noted in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

In addition to the vertical lines of stitchings 16 and 17, there are transverse stitchings 18 and 19, which divide the cushion into a plurality of quilt sections 20, 21 and 22 disposed at one end of the cushion and corresponding sections 20', 21, and22 at the other end of the cushion. The stitchings 16 to 19, inclusive, also divide the cushion into substantially rectangular sections 23, 24 and 25, the section 23 being smaller in area than the section 24 and this section, in turn, being smaller in area than the section 25.

The section 25 constitutes the built-in pocket section by having the folded sheet 15, folded as at 15 note Fig. 4,

disposed within and slightly overlying the section 25, as defined by the stitchings 16, 17 and 19. In Fig. 3, one corner portion of sections 20', 21, 24 and25 isbroken away to show the fold extension 15 of the facing 15, as well as to indicate one of the side extensions 15" of said sheet to clearly note that the stitchings 1e, 17 and 19 extend through the sheet 15 within peripheral boundaries *of the folded sheet, so that the sheet becomes definitely positioned in the cushion and, further, so that a pocket opening 26, note Fig. 4 of the drawing, is formed between adjacent surfaces of the sheet 15. 'While this opening is actually a pocket formed in the extended cushion, 'it 'is not the pocket into which the body portions of the cushion'are ultimately placed, as will appear from the following description.

The position of the cushion, as noted in Fig. 3, is the extended or use position thereof. When it is desired to reduce the same to the small package, diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the sections 20, 21 and 22, comprising one end portion 27, together with sections 20', 21' and 22, constituting the end 28, are folded on the stitching lines 16, 17 inwardly upon the sections 23, 24 and 25, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

It is preferred that the corner portions of the cushion are rounded and it will, thus, be seen that, in folding the ends 27, 28 inwardly, these rounded ends form substantially triangular portions on the sections 23, 25, which provide added room or space for compacting of the ma terial in producing the end result, as noted, for example, in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

After the ends 27 and 28 have been folded inwardly, then the lower narrow section 23, with 22, 22' thereon, is folded onto the section 24. This fold takes place on the stitching line 18. Noting, in this connection, Fig. 5 of the drawing and to definitely locate the sections during the folds, it will appear that the stitching 17 will identify divisions between the respective sections. After the fold on the stitch line 18, the assemblage is then folded on the stitch line 19, which produces substantially the result indicated diagrammatically in full lines in Fig. 5 of the drawing; whereupon, the side of the pocket having, the facing 13 thereon, in other words, the side or wall 29, note Fig. 4, is then reversely folded along the line of stitchings 16 and 17 and the line of stitching 19 to bring the same into the position indicated in dot-dash lines in Fig. 5 of the drawing; whereas, the other side or wall 30 of the pocket remains stationary upon the sections 20, 20'.

In the aforesaid operation, one corner portion of the folded sections is first firmly inserted into one corner portion, for example, the corner portion 31 of the resulting pocket, note Fig. 2, after which, the other corner portion is firmly inserted into the corner 32, note Fig. 2. In this operation, the sections 23, 22, 21', and 24 have been placed under compression and will result in a slight buckling of these sections within the pocket, as diagrammatically illustrated by the bucklings, as at 33 in Fig. l of the drawing. In other words, the dimensions of the pocket, between the lines of stitchings 16, 17, are such as to compactly receive the other folded sections, so as to maintain substantially parallel sides to the completely folded device, as diagrammatically seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing, while, at the same time, maintaining a substantially rectangular contour, as the device is viewed in the side view of Fig. 2 of the drawing, slight inward bows prevailing, as at 34, to the sides of the device, as noted in said Fig. 2. In other words, the outer facings of the device, as noted in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, are tightly stretched between the lines of stitchings 16 and 17 and these now exposed facings will constitute the facing sheet 15 and will match with the facing sheet 13, as appearing in the open end of the pocket, as noted in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

When the moistureproof material is employed, this material will be on the external portions of the compact package noted in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. This condition can, however, be reversed by making the sheet 15 similar to the sheet 12 and folding the device in the opposed direction, so that the sheet 12 will be external rather than internal, as noted in the folding operation of Fig. 3 of the drawing.

It will appear, from Fig. 3, that the width of the end portions 27, 28 is equal to the width of the sections 23, 24 and 25, so that, when the ends 27 and 28 are folded inwardly, the edges will abut, as noted in the dotted line showing of Fig. 3. Here again, by gradually increasing the size of the sections 23, 24 and 25, these sections will fold neatly on the lines 18 and 19 to come all substantially within the environment of the section 25, again,

as diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing, thereby simplifying the positioning of the sections 23, 22', 24, 21 within the formed pocket 26, note Fig. 1, of the finely compacted position of the device.

The illustration of Fig. 1 of the drawing is to diagrammatically represent the position of the parts without the application of any additional outside pressures. It will be apparent, however, that, if desired, elastic or other bands can be arranged over the opposed sides defined by 29 and 30, which would result in reducing the overall thickness of the device for more compact arrangement in a garment pocket, pocketbook or the like.

It will be understood that, in addition to providing a yieldable type of cushion, the cushion also has, to a degree, insulating properties by virtue of the charac teristics of the elements 11 employed.

While the device has been described primarily as a package which can be completely carried about in a garment pocket, handbag or the like, it will be understood that the device can be made on a larger scale from a standpoint of thickness of the elements 11 and overall dimensions of the cushion to adapt the same to other uses, where the particular size of the completely folded and compaced end product is not of any material consequence.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cushion of the character described, comprising a body of cushioning material having facing sheets on opposed surfaces thereof, the facing sheets being secured to said body by a first set of parallel rows of spaced stitchings extending across the cushion to the edges thereof and a second set of parallel rows of widely spaced stitchings crossing the first stitchings and extending to edges of the cushion, said stitchings forming a plurality of sections along the edge portions and a section at the central portion of the cushion, the sections along two opposed edges of the cushion being foldable inwardly on the second named pair of stitchings, the cushion thus folded being further foldable on the first named rows of stitchings to dispose the various edge sections upon the central section, means forming a pocket in on edge section between the second set of parallel rows of stitchings, said pocket defined by opposed relatively movable Walls, said pocket opening at said edge, one wall of said pocket being reversely foldable in turning said pocket inside out, and said folded section being compressed into a smaller volume in positioning the same within said pocket.

2. A cushion of the character described, comprising two sheets of predetermined contour having bound edges, with a body of cushioning material disposed between said sheets, the sheets and body being secured together by a plurality of crossed securing means to divide the body into a plurality of quilt sections, means forming a pocket within one of the quilt sections of said cushion, said pocket opening through one edge of the cushion, the remainder of the sections being foldable one upon the other and upon one side Of SZUd pocket section, the pocket being turned inside out in arranging said folded sections in said pocket, said folded sections being compressed into a smaller volume in positioning the same within said pocket, and adjacent Walls of the pocket in the normal extended condition of the cushion including facings.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS June 30, 1936 2,045,784 Leve 

